Vice President JD Vance gives a press conference after peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan on Sunday, April 12, 2026, local time. (Pool)
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance said. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran, much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”
Vance clarified that the U.S. was unflinching in presenting its red lines during negotiations.
“So we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement, we’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on, and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on,” Vance added. “And we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms.”
More information on the negotiations was not provided by the vice president at this time.
“Well, I won’t go into all the details because I don’t want to negotiate in public after we negotiated for 21 hours in private,” Vance said.
Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell contributed to this reporting.
Sun rises over Islamabad as US-Iran talks stretch into second day
The sun is rising in Islamabad — and U.S.-Iran negotiations are still underway.
Vice President Jd Vance arrived at the Serena Hotel just after noon local time Saturday, with the Pakistani delegation arriving shortly after. Vance first held meetings with Pakistani officials before trilateral talks with Iran began around 5 p.m.
As of 5 a.m. Sunday local time, the negotiations have stretched roughly 12 hours since trilaterals began, and closer to 17 hours since Vance first arrived on-site.
There is still no official readout, but neither side appears to have left the table, a sign talks remain active as a tentative ceasefire between the United States and Iran was first announced on Tuesday.
Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich and Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell contributed to this reporting.